Street Punk is a shocking change in direction for the Punx, dropping much of the happy-go-lucky melodicism and sex positive sloganeering of earlier albums in favor of angry, cathartic songs rooted in the unrelenting sounds of '80s hardcore and '90s riot grrrl bands.
Hunx's punk rock versatility has made Street Punk his most through-and-through entertaining full-length to date.
Te East Bay band’s latest album, Street Punk, sounds like its name implies. Gone are the more jubilant singalongs, which are replaced with balls-out rawkers.
Hunx and His Punk may demand that you don’t call them fabulous on Street Punk but even when the band is trying to be as abrasive as possible, Bogart’s undeniable songwriting talent can’t help but shine through the muck.
Street Punk delivers an aggro barrage eschewing the pop-punk, doo-wop, and girl group influences we’ve become over-comfortable with
While the punk flavor isn’t particularly inspired, the album is dotted with bright spots of toothy rage